VA Starts Early Review of Claims for Veterans With Terminal Illnesses Under the PACT Act – By Patricia Kime (Military.com) / Dec 12, 2022
The Department of Veterans Affairs has started processing disability compensation claims for veterans who are eligible under the PACT Act and have a terminal illness, weeks before processing is set to begin for all veterans covered by the law.
The VA announced Monday that it would move up processing for dying veterans immediately, beginning the process before the original Jan. 1, 2023, date when all claims under the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics, or PACT, Act will begin to be sorted.
“These veterans have stepped up to serve our country in the times when we needed them most — and now it’s our job to step up for them,” VA Secretary Denis McDonough said in a press release Monday.
